Strategieentwicklung in Krisenzeiten

Strategy development in times of crisis – How the European National Olympic Committees are mastering the corona crisis

“…The qualitative data collection was conducted in March and April 2021, when Covid numbers were very high across Europe and many sports facilities were closed. Here, the process model for strategy development in times of crisis (Lanzer et al, 2020) served as the Strategy development in times of crisis basis for the development of our guided interview questions (Table A1). NOC representatives were asked to rate their relationships with national government authorities before and during the pandemic, as well as their reputation in the country, so that the authors could examine whether these factors influenced their management.…”

“…In an environment that is changing ever faster, strategic management have become increasingly important and the benefits of holistic and stringent strategic management for business entities have been widely recognized (Bamberger and Wrona, 2004;Camphausen, 2007;Grant and Nippa, 2006;Hungenberg, 2011;Mintzberg, 1987;M€ uller-Stewens and Lechner, 2011). It has proven to have an impact on the short-term survival as well as the longterm success of a company (Lanzer et al, 2020).…”

“…Consequently, the research question posed at the beginning could be manifested by pointing out the currently existing research gap. What the literature does offer, is a process model for strategy development in times of crisis (Lanzer et al ., 2020) that fits the research design for the present paper. It is similar to the Strategy Change Cycle of Bryson (2018), which is developed for public and non-profit organizations.…”

“…According to Lanzer et al . (2020), effective crisis management consists of a combination of immediate operational measures and specific strategy development.…”

Strategic management during crises

“…Unfortunately, the management literature offers very little guidance on strategy development in sports governing bodies during times of crisis. This paper aims to address this gap and builds on an established strategy development process utilized in crisis management (see Lanzer et al , 2020). This model, while very insightful, has not been examined in relation to sports organizations and hence is adopted in this paper.…”